Philpott: 88 books
The Wounded Warrior Handbook
A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
The typical wounded soldier must complete and file 22 forms following an active-duty injury. To many soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next_even completing tasks as seemingly easy as submitting paperwork_can be overwhelming and confusing....
Evidence-based Teaching
A Critical Overview for Enquiring Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
This book provides a critical overview of evidence-based teaching, with balanced and reflective consideration given to arguments supporting various approaches to increasing the use of evidence in teaching and arguments that raise doubts about, or problems with, these approaches. It offers practical...
by Monica Duffy Toft, Daniel Philpott, Timothy Samuel Shah
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
A fresh and illuminating perspective on the surge in religion’s political influence across the globe.
Is religion a force for good or evil in world politics? How much influence does it have? Despite predictions of its decline, religion has resurged in political influence across the globe,...
The Wounded Warrior Handbook
A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
The typical wounded soldier must complete and file twenty-two forms after an active-duty injury. To soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next—even completing tasks that seem easy like submitting paperwork—can be overwhelming and...
Military Finances
Personal Money Management for Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
This informative and accessible book provides a one-stop guide to navigating the many financial questions facing today’s military in all phases of service: active duty, preparing for transition or retirement, and post-military lives and careers. It covers general financial planning along with many...
by Mary Laura Philpott
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Stress-eating after a breakup?
Frustrated by the cost of a good cocktail?
Stymied by the weirdness of abstract art?
These penguins share your pain.
The "random penguins" are a lineup of quirky, lovable weirdos with minds of their own. They understand the agony of social awkwardness, the power...
Anxiety, Nothing to Worry About
No Jargon, Comfortable, Easy Read Book for Teenagers, Adults and Counsellors Dealing with Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Phobias.
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
START LIVING THE DREAM Inside you will find a simple no nonsense explanation of anxiety, with clear information allowing you to heal and rest. Giving you a real understanding of why you feel anxious. A calm path to recovery in everyday language. Releasing you from the restraints inside your head to...
The Military Marriage Manual
Tactics for Successful Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
At a time when divorce and suicide rates are at record levels in the military, The Military Marriage Manual: Tactics for Successful Relationships is an invaluable aid to members of the military and their spouses and families. The book presents advice for couples on a range of issues, both extraordinary...
The World of Wine and Food
A Guide to Varieties, Tastes, History, and Pairings
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Many wine drinkers would like to be more adventurous but are reluctant to experiment by choosing an unknown wine that may disappoint. There are literally tens of thousands of wines and scores of countries around the globe producing them – and shelf after shelf of different Merlots or Pinot Grigio...
by Don Philpott
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
The War of 1812, often known also as the Second War of American Independence, was hugely influential in shaping the United States as we know it today. It was fought between the U.S. and Great Britain and its provinces—Upper and Lower Canada—with France acting as a thorn in both of their sides....
FISMA and the Risk Management Framework
The New Practice of Federal Cyber Security
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
If you are responsible for meeting federal information security requirements such as FISMA, this book is all you need to know to get a system authorized. Now in the first full revision of FISMA since its inception in 2002, a new wave of stronger security measures are now available through the efforts...
Relics of the Reich
The Buildings The Nazis Left Behind
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Relics of the Reich is the story of what happened to the buildings the Nazis left behind. Hitler’s Reich may have been defeated in 1945 but many buildings, military installations and other sites remained. At the end of the War, some were obliterated by the victorious Allies but others survived.
For...
by Daniel Philpott, Gerard Powers
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2010
How can a just peace be built in sites of genocide, massive civil war, dictatorship, terrorism, and poverty? In Strategies of Peace, the first volume in the Studies in Strategic Peacebuilding series, fifteen leading scholars propose an imaginative and provocative approach to peacebuilding. Today the...
by Don Philpott
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Understanding the Department of the Interior reviews many of the major issues handed by the Department of the Interior and impacting the U.S. today. The book aims to present the case, scientific and otherwise, for both sides of all the issues addressed. Areas covered include protection of national...